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Why the chlorine atom in vinyl chloride is nonreactive?

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The non-reactivity of chlorine atom in vinyl chloride is due to resonance stabilisation

Carbon-chlorine bond in vinyl chloride has some double bond character and is, therefore, stronger than a pure single bond. Chlorine atom of vinyl chloride acquires positive charge, due to more dominent +M effect than -I effect
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